Matthew 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ¹  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ²  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

Matthew 24:30

24:30 Then ³  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ⁴  and ⁵  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They ⁶  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven ⁷  with power and great glory.

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¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

⁵ tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁷ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.